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US 10,383,028 B2Granted
Method of requesting activation of a repeater function and user equipment
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsRickard Ljung, Saif Alnashi
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Abstract
A user equipment transmits at least one repeater information request (42, 52) to at least one terminal device to request information on a repeater capability of the at least one terminal device. The user equipment receives at least one repeater information response (43, 53) from the at least one terminal device. The user equipment selects a terminal device based on the received at least one repeater information response (43, 53). The user equipment transmits a repeater transition request (45) to the selected terminal device to request the selected terminal device to initiate activation of a repeater function.
Claims17
A method of requesting by a user equipment activation of a repeater function in at least one associated terminal device the user equipment being configured to communicate with an associated radio access network, the method comprising:
- transmitting, by the user equipment, a repeater information request to the at least one associated terminal device to request information on a repeater capability of the at least one associated terminal device for performing the repeater function, the at least one associated terminal device being configured to communicate with the associated radio access network;
- including an indicator in the repeater information request, the indicator indicating that the repeater function is required to be used for emergency communication for public safety requirements, wherein the repeater function is for relaying emergency communication messages transmitted by the user equipment to an associated base station in the associated radio access network;
- receiving, by the user equipment, at least one repeater information response from the at least one associated terminal device;
- selecting, by the user equipment, a selected associated terminal device from the at least one associated terminal device based on the received at least one repeater information response;
- and
- transmitting, by the user equipment, a repeater transition request to the selected associated terminal device, the repeater transition request requesting the selected associated terminal device to initiate activation of the repeater function,
- wherein the at least one associated terminal device is separate from the user equipment.
4 more elements
A user equipment, comprising:
- a wireless interface configured for communication with an associated radio access network of an associated wireless communication network, and
- a processing device coupled with the wireless interface and configured to:
- transmit, via the wireless interface, a repeater information request to at least one associated terminal device to request information on a repeater capability of the at least one associated terminal device for performing the repeater function, wherein the at least one repeater information request comprises an indicator indicating that the repeater function is required to be used for emergency communication for public safety requirements, wherein the repeater function is for relaying emergency communication messages transmitted by the user equipment to an associated base station in the associated radio access network;
- receive, via the wireless interface, at least one repeater information response from the at least one associated terminal device;
- select a selected associated terminal device from the at least one associated terminal device based on the received at least one repeater information response;
- and
- transmit, via the wireless interface, a repeater transition request to the selected associated terminal device, the repeater transition request requesting the selected associated terminal device to activate a repeater function of the selected associated terminal device,
- wherein the at least one associated terminal device is separate from the user equipment.
5 more elements
A wireless communication network, comprising:
- a radio access network;
- a user equipment;
- and
- at least one terminal device having a wireless interface configured to communicate with the radio access network and to transmit a repeater information response when receiving a repeater information request from the user equipment,
- wherein the at least one terminal device is separate from the user equipment,
- wherein the user equipment comprises:
- a wireless interface configured for communication with the radio access network and
- a processing device coupled with the wireless interface, the processing device operating to:
- transmit, via the wireless interface, the repeater information request to the at least one terminal device to request information on a repeater capability of the at least one terminal device for performing the repeater function, wherein the repeater information request comprises an indicator indicating that the repeater function is required to be used for emergency communication for public safety requirements, wherein the repeater function is for relaying emergency communication messages transmitted by the user equipment to an associated base station in the radio access network;
- receive, via the wireless interface, at least one repeater information response from the at least one terminal device;
- select a selected associated terminal device from among the at least one terminal device based on the received at least one repeater information response;
- and
- transmit, via the wireless interface, a repeater transition request to the selected terminal device, the repeater transition request requesting the selected terminal device to activate a repeater function of the selected terminal device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.